Bad reason - Bad Grund

Saint Anthony Church
Bad Grund (Harz)
federal stateLower Saxony
Residents
8.344 (2019)
height
358 m
Tourist information Tel 49 5327 7007-10
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Bad Grund is in the northwest of the Resin and is one of the seven mountain towns of the Upper Harz.

background

The town began with iron mining in the region, with both mining and iron smelting. Later on, lead and zinc in particular were mined. The last pit in Bad Grund that Pit help of god, was only given up in 1992.

In addition to its long ore mining tradition, the place is particularly interesting for travelers because of the healing tunnel and the caves in the region, above all the Iberg stalactite cave. Bad Grund is also a worthwhile location for hiking in the surrounding area Harz Nature Park.

getting there

By plane

The closest international airport is the Hanover AirportWebsite of this institutionHanover Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHannover Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHannover Airport (Q170169) in the Wikidata database(IATA: HAJ).

By train

By bus

In the street

From the south and north If you are coming you leave the A 7 at the junction Seesen (67) and follow the B 243 direction for a short time Osterode, then continue on the B 242, the Harz Hochstrasse Direction Clausthal-Zellerfeld. On this one drives above the village, but reaches both the WeltWald (arboretum) and the cave information center (Iberg stalactite cave) directly. From the Harzhochstraße there is also a small descent into the village. Due to the location of the small town directly on the western slope of the Harz, it is necessary to drive a bit more detoured to get to the lower parts of the village: From the Seesen exit on the B 243 to the junction Gittelde-South. Here you turn right onto the L 524 Windhausen and follow it for about 5 km to Bad Grund.

From the east If you are coming, leave the A 38 at the junction Major changes (9) and follow the B 243 towards Osterode and further towards Seesen for about 50 km to AS Gittelde-Süd (further as above).

From the High resin When coming, follow the B 242 in the direction of Seesen (30 km from AS Braunlage-North, 8 km away Clausthal-Zellerfeld). Above Bad Grund, turn onto the L 524 into the village.

mobility

Map of Bad Grund

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  WorldForest (Arboretum)
Cave experience center, entrance building
  • 4  Cave experience center (Iberg stalactite cave), At the stalactite cave 1 (B 242), 37539 Bad Grund (Harz). Tel.: 49 53 27 82 93 91, Fax: 49 53 27 82 94 96, Email: . The Iberg stalactite cave is the oldest part of the cave experience center, it has been opened as a show cave since 1874. In order to increase the tourist attractiveness of the cave, a completely new museum building was built from 2006-2008 at the foot of the Iberg, directly on the Harzhochstraße, and a new tunnel, 160 m long and 17% rising, was blasted into the mountain to access the cave . The stalactite cave - only accessible as part of the guided tour - is only a small part of the almost 8 km long cave system near Bad Grund, which was created both through almost 500 years of mining activities and through weathering. During the 30-minute tour, visitors will find a mixture of information about the geological and mining origins of the cave as well as more child-friendly stories about the sagas of the Harz Mountains and the dwarf king Hübich commanded. As Museum on the mountain the new tunnel operates as the entrance to the Iberg stalactite cave. On the sides of the tunnel there is a timeline that shows how the Iberg, inside which the cave is located, has changed and moved around the globe in the 385 million years since its formation as a coral reef. Finally one more thing Museum on the mountain to the cave experience center. Here is a replica of the inaccessible Lichtenstein Cave, in which skeletal remains of people from the late Bronze Age were found in 1980. A part of the exhibition in the museum is devoted to the research, with which it was possible to prove the genetic relationship between today's inhabitants of the remote villages and the people buried in the cave.Open: Reservations by telephone required during the "Corona" measures! July, August, October Lower Saxony school holidays daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dec - June Sept Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 12/24 closed.Price: adults € 8, reduced € 6 (Harz Card is accepted).last change: Sep. 2020
Forest restaurant at the Iberg Albert Tower
  • 5  Iberger Albert Tower. The Albert Tower is a 34.6 m high observation tower on the Iberg. Together with the neighboring hiking restaurant, the stamping point 130 of the Harz hiking nobility and due to its location on the Harzer Baudensteig as well as on the Karst hiking trail, it is a much-visited destination in Bad Grund.last change: Sep. 2020
The eagle on the Hübichenstein
  • 6  Huebichenstein. The Huebichenstein is a double-pointed limestone pinnacle, the pinnacles of which are remnants of a coral reef. On the top of the higher of the two rock needles, which protrudes about 50 m above the surroundings, sits an eagle sculpture, which is the remainder of a memorial to Kaiser Wilhelm I. The Hübichenstein, which bears its name after the dwarf king Hübich, who, according to legend, is said to have had his seat in the mountain, is located in the upper part of the arboretum and can also be easily seen from the Harzhochstrasse.

activities

  • Koenig-Huebich-Route. Horizontal hiking trail.
  • Walpurgis Festival. Annually on April 30th.

shop

  • Close purchase

kitchen

  • 1  Old bakery, Helmkampff-Strasse 3, 37539 Bad Grund. Tel.: (0)5327 2750. Open: Thu - Tue 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wed is closed.
  • Europe
  • Rialto, Clausthaler Str. 36, 37539 Bad Grund. Tel.: (0)5327 8694500.

nightlife

  • 2  Cafe Antique, Markt 12, 37539 Bad Grund. Tel.: (0)5327 3006.
  • 3  Cafe Flora, Schurfbergstrasse 1, 37539 Bad Grund. Tel.: (0)5327 83910. Open: Wed - Mon 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Tuesdays are closed.

accommodation

  • 2  Parkhotel Flora, Schurfbergstrasse 1, 37539 Bad Grund. Tel.: (0)5327 83910. Price: Overnight stay with breakfast from € 44.50 / person.

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